Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	85374
Country	India

Received	2023-04-27 16:47
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	New objective scoring system to clinically assess fecal incontinence
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Pankaj Garg, Iwona Sudol-Szopinska, Małgorzata Kolodziejczak, Kaushik Bhattacharya and Gurleen Kaur
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Pankaj Garg, MS, CEO, Surgeon, Colorectal Surgery, Garg Fistula Research Institute (GFRI), 1042, Sector-15, Panchkula 134113, Haryana, India. drgargpankaj@gmail.com
Key Words	Incontinence; Fecal; Scoring system; Urge; Stress; Flatus
Core Tip	There are several scoring systems to assess fecal incontinence (FI), out of which the most commonly used are Wexner’s, Vaizey’s, and FI Severity Index scoring systems. However, there are major lacunae and shortcomings in these scoring systems, due to which they are neither accurate and scientific nor comprehensive. We have developed a new scoring system (NSS) to assess FI, which is better and more accurate than the existing scoring systems. NSS is not only more comprehensive but is simple and easy to use, and most shortcomings of previous scoring systems have been addressed in it.
Publish Date	2023-08-02 09:29
Citation	Garg P, Sudol-Szopinska I, Kolodziejczak M, Bhattacharya K, Kaur G. New objective scoring system to clinically assess fecal incontinence. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(29): 4593-4603
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v29/i29/4593.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i29.4593

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